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The median voter is batshit insane. This has been true since ~1787.
The best argument against democracy is a 5 minute conversation with an average voter.
@krashmo @LodeMike
And the best argument for democracy is a 5 minute conversation about every other form of government.
To paraphrase Churchill. Democracy is a terrible system of government, shame it's the best we've created thus far.
Wow, that's one of the worst paraphrasings of his quote that I've ever seen.
To paraphrase Socrates, The only true wisdom is you're dumb.
Yet both my shit paraphrase and your shit paraphrase hold closer to the actual intent of the quotes than what people often imply with actual quotes. Like when preachers cherry pick the Bible or that one Tolkien quote about allegory.
That we've tried so far...
Don't lose hope. There still may be better options yet to come.
Also true
Only that we have republics and not democracies.
@LodeMike @PugJesus
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